Plans Could See Glasgow Children Starting Primary School Delayed Until Age 7

Plan to delay some children starting primary school until age 7 in Scotland

A new proposal has suggested a play-based kindergarten for ages 3-6, delaying school to 7, aiming to boost wellbeing and learning by moving away from early formal education

Six-year-olds don’t need to go to primary school

The Scottish Greens have pledged to raise the school starting age to seven, which would bring Scotland in line with almost all other European countries except the Netherlands (and the rest of the UK). The party would introduce a play-based kindergarten stage for children between three and six years old, arguing that trying to teach literacy and numeracy at such an early age is “counterproductive” and can put children off school. It’s easy to sne…

Plans could see Glasgow children starting primary school delayed until age 7

The Scottish Greens say they would raise the school starting age to seven and introduce a play-based kindergarten stage for three to six-year-olds.

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Plan to delay children in Scotland starting primary school until age 7

Children would not start primary school until the age of seven under a plan by the Greens.